Chapter 81 Tao Te Ching – Living Empty!

<p>In the 81st  Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu describes how a life filled with giving is the most fulfilling. How do I learn to give? By being Empty – empty of our rules, the desire to know, the need to control, ambition, and forcing our needs on others are just a few ways of being empty. We also hear lots of ways of giving other than monetary. One of the most difficult is giving others the right to their opinions. Great Discussion!</p> <p>Emptiness version of the Serenity Prayer</p> <p>God grant us the emptiness to accept what we cannot change, the emptiness to change what we can, and the emptiness to know the difference.</p> <p>Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; <a href= "https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:81" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:81</a></p> <p>Meetings during the pandemic;</p> <p>1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: <a href= "http://www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com">www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com</a></p> <p>9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; <a href= "http://www.ZoomAAMeetings.com">www.ZoomAAMeetings.com</a> (You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting)</p> <p>Other online resources;</p> <ul> <li>Private Facebook Group called ZoomAAMeetings 23,000 members and multiple Zoom meetings.<br /> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/538677370111873/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/538677370111873/</a></li> <li><a href= "http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php">http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.thetokenshop.com/Online_AA_Meetings?fbclid=IwAR0EiL3Ehtl0lsyYDPCEYUsjY7qvt2dQ56mv3RL5RIilY_7PqQa5ViiHhXA"> https://www.thetokenshop.com/Online_AA_Meetings</a></li> <li><a href= "https://reddit.com/r/stopdrinking">https://Reddit.com/r/stopdrinking</a></li> </ul> <p>Would you like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook grou